These resources
provide teachers the ability to reimagine the relationship between course text and curricular decisions.
Provides teachers the ability to demonstrate that growth in pedagogy increases student achievement
We integrate the mandated curriculum into your school's system, but also
provide teachers the ability to personalize the curriculum with differentiation and instructional strategies.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, just as comprehensive schools are desirable as a solvent of social class lines, so classes with students of differing
abilities are valuable,
provided the classes can be internally organized so as to let students proceed at their own pace, with enrichment through greater depth and scope of materials independently mastered by the most able students, and with special assistance by the
teacher for the less able.
They make it clear that unless the preparation
provided to
teachers and the consultations we
provide to parents are grounded in some form of definitional consensus, our field will undermine its
ability to play a greater role at the table of school reform and policy development.
Her
ability to precisely identify and conceptualize specific issue (s) a student was struggling with, ascertain effective interventions, conduct assessments and interpret results in a way that is useful and understandable, and
provide parents and
teachers with useful information is truly remarkable.»
Union contracts, for example, could allow senior
teachers, who typically are paid more, the
ability to choose the school at which they teach, which could be seen as
providing increased support for students in one building over others.
Schools minister Nick Gibb expresses his support for pension reforms and their
ability to
provide a fair and sustainable pension for
teachers.
Dickinson (p. 964) describes how a
teacher's
ability to support language and conceptual knowledge can foster early language skills,
providing a foundation for later literacy.
One of the values of flipped classrooms is a
teacher's
ability to
provide differentiated instruction and encourage students to work at their own pace.
After extensive research on
teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to
provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of
teachers»
ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.
MANY
teachers do not know how to use data
provided by annual assessments of their pupils» literacy and numeracy
ability, despite often criticising the tests themselves, a new report has found.
The dwindling number of school places, the increasing size of classes and the continued budget cuts that are stretching resources to breaking point are all important factors which limit our
teachers»
ability to
provide the proper safeguarding for vulnerable children.
The parents show great confidence in the
ability of these
teachers to
provide a sound traditional education.
Teacher comments have long been
provided alongside academic grades to recognize the essential role of many
abilities and competencies in academic performance and future potential.
Stoll: The money should be spent on reducing class size, on
providing teachers with more prep time, on improving school grounds so that students have the
ability to study nature in nature, on
providing lessons in the humanities and in other technologies, such as plumbing, woodworking, auto mechanics, home economics.
The debate misses important nuances about the evolved role
teachers will play in the education system of the future, as well as the value technology will
provide to enhance
teachers»
abilities to reach all of their students and practice at the top of their craft.
Some
teachers believe that differentiation only applies to students at the extremes of the
ability range — for example,
providing enrichment, acceleration and extension activities for gifted students, or designing an Individual Education Plan (IEP) with modified curriculum for intellectually disabled students and those with sensory impairments.
However, recall that the principals» survey responses allowed us to construct separate measures of two distinct aspects of
teacher quality: the
ability to improve student achievement and the
ability to
provide an enjoyable classroom experience for students.
Principals were asked not only to
provide a rating of overall
teacher effectiveness, but also to assess, on a scale from one (inadequate) to ten (exceptional), specific
teacher characteristics (ten altogether), including dedication and work ethic, classroom management, parent satisfaction, positive relationship with administrators, and
ability to improve math and reading achievement.
When instructors engage learners, develop
ability and understanding, and amplify students» identities, we call them «transformational
teachers» — professionals who
provide learners with disciplinary View - Masters so that kids can see the world in stereoscope.
While standards - based reform relies on the
ability of incentives to motivate students and
teachers,
teachers must be given the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills they need to
provide more ambitious instruction, or they must be replaced by
teachers who have the knowledge and skills.
This is likely because of the software's
ability to personalize by adapting to a student's learning level and letting the student learn at the right pace for her, as well as the
ability to
provide teachers immediate feedback on student performance that is actionable.
This not only
provided teachers with the
ability to
provide differentiated and explicit instruction, but ensured they could measure their impact.
Its efficacy depended on principals» capacity to
provide targeted instructional guidance,
teachers»
ability to respond to the instructional feedback in a manner that generated improvements in student achievement, and the extent of district - level support and training for principals who were primarily responsible for implementing the new system.
This surprising pattern could in theory reflect the success of the career ladder in attracting (and retaining) new, high -
ability math
teachers and in
providing these new
teachers with early mentoring and professional development.
This task is designed to challenge students of differing
ability and
provide teachers with a great resource that help reduce their planning, whilst creating interesting and productive lessons that have progress.
States should also
provide information that might bear on the
ability of the school to do a good job - for example, the percentages of
teachers with degrees in the subject they are teaching and
teacher attendance rates.
By using a flipped model,
teachers provide content through a variety of modalities, giving students not only the
ability to learn at their own pace but also in the way that best suits their learning needs.
Teaching: From better preparing high school
teachers to teach literacy to
providing time for educators to have meaningful discussions about student needs and
abilities, the professional piece of the equation is huge.
Teachers regularly observe each other and
provide peer feedback, building stronger relationships, unearthing better teaching practices, and increasing their
ability to apply consistently high standards across the school.
All three tools
provide the
ability for
teachers to leave personalized comments and notes on student work, and they
provide a messaging service for students who may want to send emails with questions or concerns about the course.
The app is an effective communication tool between
teachers and pupils; allowing
teachers to set differentiated homework tasks according to pupil
ability,
provide feedback on homework submitted online, as well as recommend links and resources for further home study.
Thus,
teacher education programs should
provide prospective
teachers with experiences that help them develop their
ability to use technology effectively in special education contexts (Courduff et al., 2016; Marino et al., 2009).
The BPS Teaching and Learning Challenge (TLC Program)
provides K - 12
teachers of all content areas the opportunity to demonstrate their
ability to:
Within the Art and Science of Teaching framework and through the use of the Marzano Resource Library in iObservation, observers are encouraged to both grow their
ability to identify when strategies are being used as well as to grow their
ability to
provide teachers with accurate feedback on their use of the strategies.
Interestingly, in this case and in others where district - wide differentiated instruction initiatives were underway, the explicit rationale
provided by district personnel was to help
teachers ensure that the needs of «high -
ability learners» were not being ignored, given the predominant state emphasis on interventions to close the achievement gap between low - and high - achieving students.
Topics mentioned include: the role of
teacher leaders in helping the principal realize his vision of
providing observation and feedback cycles to every
teacher,
ability of
teacher leaders in piloting strategies in the classroom that leads to growth of
teachers, and the interest of
teacher leaders in school leadership at the administrative level.
If decisions about
teacher performance are delegated to local leaders, will those leaders have the same
ability to make the kinds of human capital decisions that state - based
teacher effectiveness systems have
provided?
Findings in Harris and Townsend (2007), Howe and Stubbs (2003) and Nesbit et al. (2001) suggested that the opportunity to practice leadership skills, such as
providing in - class support or professional development to classroom
teachers, as part of a preparation program helped develop participants» knowledge of, and
ability to practice,
teacher leadership.
The intent of this article is to share information and
provide guidance for preservice and in - service
teachers about a mediated alternative instructional strategy that has the
ability to reach reluctant and struggling readers.
The proposal explains how the DOE asked
teachers what resources they need to prepare for implementing the new standards this coming school year, and said they will work to
provide rubrics for lesson plans, Model Content Frameworks and resources for teaching to students with disabilities, English language learners and high
ability students.
Training emphasizes building a
teacher's
ability to coach and
provide feedback to other
teachers.
They connect with students, help
teachers assess students»
abilities and interests, ensure that proper care and education is
provided to students with different needs, help with college applications and so much more.
Rather than distill a student's growth into a single number or percentage, we've leveraged our rich data about each student to
provide teachers with classroom - level strategy group support, a real - time activity feed that shares information about whether a student has demonstrated understanding in a lesson, the opportunity to experience the tasks and questions students were given in each lesson, and the
ability to easily assign differentiated lessons that take into account each student's prior knowledge.
The PARCC assessment also
provides teachers with the
ability to identify students who may be falling behind and need extra help.
Goal: To
provide teachers with professional development focused on fostering students»
abilities to make mathematical connections and use effective and appropriate representations in mathematics.
Oehrtman et al. (2009) found that participants improved their
ability to
provide instruction support to
teachers, including lesson planning, over the course of their training.
A shortage of special education
teachers is threatening states»
abilities to
provide high quality education for students with disabilities.
In
providing professional development,
teacher leaders focus on particular subject matter content or pedagogical approaches intended to build the instructional skills and
abilities of classroom
teachers.